Effects of family environment on negative symptoms and quality of life of psychotic patients
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01/12/1991
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Resumo |
This study tested the hypothesis that negative symptoms and quality of life for patients with functional psychoses are associated with family environment. Fifty-seven first-admission patients with functional psychoses were assessed at hospital admission for severity of psychopathology and premorbid adjustment. Relatives residing with patients rated the family environment at admission and one month after discharge on the Family Environment Scale. Patients made the same ratings after discharge. Six months later, patients were reassessed on severity of psychopathology, negative symptoms, and quality of life. Multiple regression analyses showed that higher levels of positive emotional expressiveness in the family predicted milder and fewer negative symptoms and better quality of life at follow-up. The prediction was statistically independent of the initial severity of psychopathology or premorbid adjustment |
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Publicador |
American Psychiatric Association |
Relação |
http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=75582 Halford, W. Kim, Schweitzer, Robert D., & Varghese, Frank T. (1991) Effects of family environment on negative symptoms and quality of life of psychotic patients. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 42(12), pp. 1241-1247. |
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Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Psychology & Counselling |
Palavras-Chave | #170106 Health Clinical and Counselling Psychology #psychosis #family environment #symptoms #quality of life #premorbid adjustment |
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Journal Article |